Matthew T. Hall

Writer

Matthew T. Hall is the editorial and opinion director at The San Diego Union-Tribune, where he has worked since 2001. He manages the Ideas and Opinion section, writing and editing editorials, and overseeing op-ed commentary, letters to the editor and a blog called “The Conversation,” which uses social media and the internet to report the news of the day in immersive, dynamic and often funny ways. He previously managed the newsroom’s social media, compiled its Essential California newsletter and created and wrote “The Conversation.” Before that, he was a metro columnist who wrote four columns a week and a reporter who covered San Diego neighborhoods, city politics, the Chargers’ stadium search, the Padres’ TV fiasco and east and north San Diego County. He has been named blogger, feature writer and critic of the year by the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and blogger and columnist of the year by the San Diego Press Club. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire and has worked at other newspapers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California. He is a Red Sox fan, past president of the San Diego chapter of SPJ, a proud winner of its Herbert Lockwood “Woody” Award for humor writing and western region director for the national board of SPJ. He is married to a fellow journalist, and they have two daughters. He’s probably on Twitter right now at @SDuncovered, where he’ll gladly respond to your tweet.

After another school shooting, words fail us. Worse, words seem wasted. The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board has written too many editorials in recent years about the nation’s gun violence, advocating for reasonable solutions, a respectful debate, any sort of response at all. What has Congress...

What just happened? What we know is that “Moonlight” is the Oscars Best Picture winner, although “La La Land” was announced first as the recipient of the top Academy Award. What we don’t yet know is why. Luckily, Twitter users — and lots of sleuths in Los Angeles — are on the case as only the internet...

When I became The San Diego Union-Tribune’s editorial and opinion director almost exactly a year ago, I shared in a column that “I see the world as complex, nuanced, encompassing,” and I promised readers that my approach would be “as a conversation starter, not a conversation ender.” I hope you’ll...

Amid an emotional national discussion about race relations and law enforcement, a San Diego councilwoman has apologized amid a call for her to resign after saying there is racial profiling "because blacks are shooting blacks." In the aftermath of a series of deadly encounters between police and...

Do you think Melania Trump's convention speech amounted to plagiarism? Yes 55% (1363) No 45% (1101) 2464 total votes. Seemingly everyone is talking about Melania Trump's speech, including her husband's advisers, who are defending it against charges of plagiarism. Monday's keynote speech by the...

Here is everything people love and hate about Pokemon Go in two tweets from police agencies: It's so rad everyone's talking about! It's ridiculous everyone's talking about! Attention! The police are using it to promote 911! Be aware! If you're chasing a Pigeot & see someone acting suspicious call...